'''Punakaiki''' is on the [[West Coast (New Zealand)|West Coast]] of [[New Zealand|New Zealand's]] [[South Island]] and hass the service center for the [[Paparoa National Park]]. Best known for the '''Pancake Rocks''' and '''Blowholes'''.

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'''Punakaiki''' is on the [[West Coast (New Zealand)|West Coast]] of [[New Zealand|New Zealand's]] [[South Island]] and has the service center for the [[Paparoa National Park]]. Best known for the '''Pancake Rocks''' and '''Blowholes'''.

* '''Punakaiki Horse Treks''', ''64 3'' 731 1839. Guided two and a half hour treks leaving morning, noon, and night. NZ$95 per person with a two person minimum for the standard tour, personalized tours for NZ$120. Closed during the winter.

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* '''Punakaiki Horse Treks''', ''64 3'' 731 1839. Guided two and a half hour treks leaving morning and afternoon. Ride into Punakaiki river valley and Paparoa national park and finish along the beach. NZ$125 per person with a two person minimum for the standard tour, personalized tours for NZ$175. Closed during the winter.

* '''Havenz Punakaiki''', Punakaiki Canoes Building (1km North of Punakaiki Info Centre), ''03'' 731 1442, [http://www.havenz.co.nz/]. Luxury homes and holiday apartments, in the bush or on the beaches.

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Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. The Pancake Rocks picturesque and highly identifiable are limestone formations that have been pounded by the Tasman sea for tens of thousands of years. The blowholes funnel blasts water up to 50 feet (15 meters) into the air as the waves crash into the caverns below the rocks.

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Punakaiki Horse Treks, 64 3 731 1839. Guided two and a half hour treks leaving morning and afternoon. Ride into Punakaiki river valley and Paparoa national park and finish along the beach. NZ$125 per person with a two person minimum for the standard tour, personalized tours for NZ$175. Closed during the winter.

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